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Izaak Walton Killam (July 23, 1885 – August 5, 1955) was a Canadian financier. Early life. Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, he was the son of William Dudman Killam and Arabella Hunter (Belle) Cann. [1] Business ventures.
2 de jun. de 2008 · Izaak Walton Killam, financier, philanthropist (born 23 July 1885 in Yarmouth, NS; died 5 August 1955 near Grande-Cascapédia, QC ). Killam amassed a large fortune investing in power utilities, pulp and paper and other industries. His wife, Dorothy Johnston Killam, grew the wealth she inherited after his death.
18 de jul. de 2019 · Once upon a time, Izaak Walton Killam was the richest man in Canada. He died in 1955. His wife Dorothy was even more keen, in the decade after her husband's death, to expand the family...
Izaak Walton Killam was born and raised in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia during the late 19th century. Killam was 16 when his father died and his mother and two sisters moved to Massachusetts. He went to work in the Yarmouth branch of the Union Bank of Halifax.
Financier and industry builder, Killiam founded many Canadian companies during his career. His Primary legacies are the IWK/Grace Health Centre and Killam Library in Halifax and Killam trusts in universities across Canada.
Overview. Izaak Walton Killam. (1885—1955) Quick Reference. (1885–1955), financier. Born into a family of shipowners and merchants in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Killam joined the exodus of ambitious young men from the economically faltering Maritimes. A clerkship in ... From: Killam, Izaak Walton in The Oxford Companion to Canadian History »
22 de abr. de 2024 · Born into a family of shipowners and merchants in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Killam joined the exodus of ambitious young men from the economically faltering Maritimes. A clerkship in ... From: Killam, Izaak Walton in The Oxford Companion to Canadian History »
